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Das Boot-Rare Original Vintage Movie Poster for Wolfgang Petersen's Story of Wolf Pack Submariners in World War 2 with Jürgen Prochnow & Erwin Leder. The year is 1942 & the German submarine fleet is engaged in the harrowing last days of the "Battle of the Atlantic". The objective: To menace, disrupt & destroy British shipping in stealth groups of submarines called "Wolf Packs". With new allied tactics & the German Enigma code broken, U-boats have begun to take heavy losses with one out of every four sailors narrowly avoiding an eternal residence in "Davy Jones Locker" "Das Boot" is the story of the crew of one such U-Boat, as reported by a German "embedded" Reporter named Lothar G. Buchheim who survived the war & published this vivid tale of unbearable tension & excitement. Wolfgang Peterson's "Das Boot" is a Masterpiece more intense & emotionally draining than any film has a right to be. It truly is a work of genius, not just a great war film, but a great film. Jurgen Prochnow gives one of the most powerful & sensitive performances in modern memory as the German U-Boat Captain. Cinematographer Jost Vacano shot this one-of-a-kind movie that must be seen to be believed. Words simply cannot describe the experience of "Das Boot." ACTORS: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, & Heinz Hoenig DIRECTOR: Wolfgang Petersen WRITER: Wolfgang Petersen (screenplay), Lothar G. Buchheim (novel) CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jost Vacano SCORE: Klaus Doldinger THIS IS A VINTAGE, ORIGINAL POSTER PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED BY THE MOVIE STUDIO. THIS IS NOT A "REPRINT" OR A "REPRODUCTION". POSTER SPECIFICS: YEAR: 1981 COUNTRY: United Kingdom POSTER TYPE: British QUAD Crown Poster SIZE: 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm] MAILED: Rolled (Although Originally Folded, this poster has been stored FLAT by VCA for preservation purposes & will ship Rolled in a Rigid Media Tube ) CONDITION: This Poster is in "VERY GOOD" to "FINE" condition, remarkable as it was printed over (42) years ago. The poster is vibrant & colorful with a striking image of the submarine being pummeled by depth charges below the surface of the Atlantic. This Poster was originally displayed in a Movie Theater in Great Britain in 1981 & has average fold & edgewear for its era. The poster is in nice condition with some surface wear ripples as well as some discoloration on the backside which is masked almost completely by the darker portion of the painted image along the top right & left of the fold lines. This iconic & rare poster will look amazing framed. Please refer to the Photo detail & the grading status in the "9-GRADE" System graphs in the photo log. Magnets were used in the photography of these posters so as to limit handling & wear. These magnets are silver & visible in photographs in each of the poster's (4) corners. Please Note: These Posters are anywhere from 20-70 years old & were issued to movie theaters at the time of the film's release. All Posters came through Auction, Gallery purchase, or from the
